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Michigan eLibrary
Agency overview
Formed1995
HeadquartersLansing, Michigan
Agency executive
WebsiteMel Homepage

Michigan eLibrary or Michigan electronic library (shortened as MeL), is an online library service of the state of Michigan for users of libraries in the state. It combines a group of participating libraries together in their efforts and resources.

There are about 430 participating libraries in the state of Michigan. The 49 million loanable items (books, DVDs, CDs, audiobooks) are centralized in one online catalog system called MelCat (Michigan electronic library catalog). Michigan eLibrary also has a set of practice exams that can be utilized to be able to get U.S. citizenship, civil service jobs, teaching jobs, law enforcement jobs, fire fighting jobs, real estate jobs, medical jobs, and a potential military career. There are also lessons and practice exams to learn Spanish and English as a second language. MeL also has a section geared to the entrepreneur that will furnish legal forms, demographic information, and mailing lists.

InterLibrary Loan (ILL) books

A book borrowed under the MeL inter-library loan program

MeLCat (Michigan electronic Library Catalog) is the state of Michigan inter-library loan program (ILL) of the participating Michigan libraries. The cataloged 49,346,993 items loaned between the libraries are books, DVDs, CDs, and audiobooks. They are transported between the libraries through the Regional Interlibrary Delivery Service (RIDES), a commercial van delivery service. There are about 90,000 items circulated between libraries each month at no cost to the library patron. There are over 60,000 delivery stops for library items done each year between the statewide libraries with each stop containing several items.[1] During the fiscal year 2004-2005 there were about 20 million library items requested and delivered between Michigan libraries. [2]

The purpose of MeLCat is as a centralized resource sharing service that is patron initiated for borrowing an item from a distant Michigan library. A library patron usually sees their requested item about a week later at their local library. The first book ordered through the system was on January 10, 2005. The majority statewide library type participation break down for most of the interlibrary loans are from 354 public libraries (out of about 400 public libraries) and 52 academic libraries (out of about 100 academic libraries). Since its existence, MeLCat has fulfilled over 10 million requests for interlibrary loan items.[3]

References

  1. ^ Newsletter 2018, p. MelCat Milestone.
  2. ^ Leach 2007, p. 23.
  3. ^ MCLS2 2022.

Sources

  • "FAQ". Midwest Collaborative for Library Services. 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  • "Michigan eLibrary (MeL) Information". Library of Michigan. State of Michigan. 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  • Mel Team (March 2018). "MelCat Milestone". Newsletter. Library of Michigan. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  • "Shelby area district library". Shelby Library. 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  • "Resource Sharing Policies". Midwest Collaborative for Library Services. 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  • "MeLCat Statewide Catalog". Midwest Collaborative for Library Services. Library of Michigan. 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  • "Participating MeLCat Libraries". Michigan eLibrary. State of Michigan. 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  • "A to Z List". Michigan eLibrary. State of Michigan. 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  • Davidsen, Susanna L. (1997). "The Michigan Electronic Library". Library Hi Tech. 15 (3/4): 101–106. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  • Lee, Tamera (1998). "The Michigan Electronic Library". The role of ARL libraries in extension/outreach (233): 96. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  • Sagon, Erica (June 28, 2002). "State to reintroduce electronic library / Single password will made navigating eLibrary easier". The South Bend Tribune. South Bend, Indiana. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  • "Bath Library Center announces events". Lansing State Journal. Lansing, Michigan. February 2, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  • Durbin, Dee-Ann (June 25, 2002). "State library expands residents' online access". The Herald-Palladium. Saint Joseph, Michigan. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  • "Libraries". The Herald-Palladium. Saint Joseph, Michigan. February 5, 2005. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  • Leach, Hugh (May 6, 2007). "MeL knows, just ask away". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  • "Michigan eLibrary offers resources to business". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. June 16, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  • Kynast, Mary (September 13, 2009). "Libraries are vital to Michigan's future". The Herald-Palladium. Saint Joseph, Michigan. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
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